Motherhood

This weekend, I found out that one of my best friends is pregnant with her first baby! And I am so excited by the mere idea of a mini...

There it was...the moment when you looked right up to me with those big brown eyes, raised foot, and stomped it down with a little...

I've had a really hard time lately. Juggling my art, kids, being a wife, a maid, a chef,and family member. Tears falling into my coffee...

Being a mom to young kids is a weird time in life. It's a time when you're kind of lonely, but never really alone. Where you find...

My husband's new and latest hobby is...fishing, which I also used to do a lot with my grandpa growing up. And we thought that yesterday...

If you're here, chances are that you are an outdoor lover, but have been a little apprehensive about taking your first camping trip with...

As we officially hit August and nearing the school year, parents are all feeling all of the emotions right now. If they send their kids...

Dear Christopher and AnnaLynne, I prayed for you. Before you were born. For your arrival. Before meals and at bedtime. But also alone....

Dear AnnaLynne, My youngest child. My little girl. My wild child. My absolutely, positively already difficult child. You were trouble...

Growing up, I felt like all of my friends and I had our whole lives mapped out to a tee. We knew exactly what we were going to do, when...

Dear Dads, Or whatever name you may go by - Dad, Dada, Daddy, Papa, Padre, Pops, BigMan. In the hectic pace of our days, blur of our...

As mothers we're constantly being told so many things by others of what a good mother is... A good mother never bottle feeds, only...

Oh my sweet AnnaLynne, I cannot believe that you are one! I remember how much I prayed for you at this point last year. Given that you...

Today, I want to talk about one of my favorite things as not only a mother, but as a wife: Having a self-care power hour. It's been...

I feel like there is always so much talk about being a boy mom, between the memes, t-shirt, hashtags, and I mean I even have a post of...

Hi, my name is Jordan. And I am not a good enough wife or mother. I get moody and clingy. I struggle to keep up with the cleanliness of...

So many times I've found myself asking how other moms can handle three or four small children at one time. It's mentally daunting how...

A couple days ago my daughter started walking. And I realizing that there’s just something so special about the last baby. Because when...

I never want to forget how hard this is. So often I've felt the judgement of others as they on looked tantrums, my parenting techniques,...

I wasn't expecting that way that having a girl would wreck me. I mean I had already had a son, how different could it really be? But it...

Dear Chris and Annie, These last few months have been interesting, to say the least. When this year started, I never could've imagined...

The other day my husband and I were out taking a little us time shooting. When I found myself just staring at my husband, feeling this...

I love the times with friends and family where the children are running around wildly with crunched Cheerios and muddy footprints...

If you’ve read my last few posts, then you know that I’m struggling. Normally, I‘m a very patient and rational person who loves solving...

This morning I sat in bed with my not-so-much-babies children - wandering how my big boy will be three and my baby will be one VERY soon....

When will it get better? It's the question we've all asked at some point or another - whether it be a first-time mom blown away with what...

I wish that I could freeze time, as it is...right now. And live in it for the rest of time. You, my children, are so pure, so curious,...

As the COVID-19 outbreak has shut down schools, day cares, jobs, and public places, many parents late left home with stir-crazy children....

Being a stay-at-home mom can be a very thankless job sometimes. Most days I feel like I am killing myself all day long to look around to...

Our kids have A LOT of cousins, some that live just down the street and some 4 hours away. And every time that they get together, there...

When my husband and I decided to have a second baby, we knew that meant having it about 2-3 years after my first. For two main reasons:...

So, daddy has always wanted to grow out his own hair (but can't because he's in the Army) with a love for rock and mommy has always loved...

To my messy home, Wow, you've really let yourself go lately. Granted, you weren't exactly in the best shape in the first place before we...

Dear Stay-at-home-mom, Do you remember the days when this was the dream? When all that you pictured as a little girl was getting married...

When you find out that you're pregnant, you are overwhelmed with all of the natural feelings of nervousness and excitement. And if you're...

How many times did I post last week? What should I post this week? What's on the schedule again for Christopher's "preschool" learning?...

Sometimes we have these moments that we wish we could hold onto forever. The first time that we become a mother, that our babies smile,...

Self care, something that we all know is important, yet still let fade into the shadows. But here's the thing, with it comes the better...

This morning on Instagram, I had someone ask "what's the difference you saw since having two kids, instead of just one?" and it got me...

Someday I'll be me again. Someday I'll start to read grown up books that peak my interest and challenge my own intellect more often than...

Some days, I’m just the worst mom ever. I’m coming into my third year of motherhood and yet I still make simple rookie mistakes. I forget...

I’m officially going to open the blog to one of the most talked about controversies in motherhood, co-sleeping. Before I had my son, it...

The holiday season is upon us! And as the festive part of the year is all about spending time with family and making lasting memories, it...

I thought I knew love before I had kids. I love my husband - I mean, we’ve been together for 8 years, I’ve gotta love that man. Over the...

Being a stay-at-home mom means that my computer and phone are like another limb to me. With every buzz of the phone, I react. Admittedly,...

Becoming a mom was absolutely life-changing. The feeling that consumed my entire being happened in an indescribable flash. The...

Christmas is easily the most magical time of the year - for numerous reasons. I truly love all of the holiday spirit entangled in it. But...

You want to know what motherhood is like? Well this is me. The real me - in the glory of motherhood. The woman who wears sweats all day...

I had my fair share of mommy books to read, friends to turn to, and advice after advice after advice. But I have to say, there’s been so...

What is mom guilt? Basically the feeling of guilt for being completely human. Getting angry, yelling, stressed, and anxious - things that...